2021屆昆明市第十六中學(xué)高三英語上學(xué)期期中考試試題及答案

2021屆昆明市第十六中學(xué)高三英語上學(xué)期期中考試試題及答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AVailMarriottMountainResortVailWinterWeatherGuideCoveredingrandmountains，flashinglightsandsnowypines,Vailisperfectforexplorersandpeoplewholoveadventuresalike.Whetherskiingdowntheslopesforthefirsttimeorthehundredth,thisguidewillensurethatyou'rereadyforeverythingthiscityhastooffer.BestTimetoVacationDecemberthroughtoMarchtendstobethebesttimeforthoseinterestedinskiingdowntheslopesinstyle.KnowBeforeYouGoMakethenecessarypreparationsandreservationsinadvance：SkiandSnowboardRentals（租賃）：Don'thaveyourownequipment!VailSportsrentsoutavarietyofskisandsnowboardsforallagesandabilities,aswellassnowshoesandhelmets.ClothingRentals：Forthosenotinterestedinpurchasinghundredsofdollarsofskiclothingforonevacation.MountainThreadshasarentalprogramjustforyou,whereyoucangetmountainnecessitieslikecoats,pantsandgoggles（護(hù)目鏡）.Suncream：Youmightnotthinkaboutgettingsunburn,butithappenstoskiersandsnowboarderseveryday.Difficultylevels：It'simportanttoknowwhatlevelyou'reatbeforejumpingonaskiliftandheadingupthemountain.Useafreetrailmapandplantheslopesyou'regoingtoskidownaheadoftimebasedonthefollowinglevelsyou'llfindupthemountain：GreenCircle：Thesearetheeasiestslopes.BlueSquare：Theseindicateaveragetomediumlevels.BlackDiamond：Themostadvancedslopes.Somemountainswillfeaturedoubleblackdiamonds,indicatingevenhigherdifficulty.WhileVailisfamousforsnowsports,you'llfindplentyofotherfunthingstodooncethesungoesdownoryouaretired.Exploretherestofourwebsiteformoreinformation!WhenisthebesttimetovisitVailifyoulikeskiing?InMarch,AprilJuneandDecemberInDecember,February,AprilandMarchInJanuary,February,MarchandDecemberInSeptember,October,NovemberandDecemberBeforeyougototheVailMarriottMountainResort,youwillhavetotake 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D.GreenCircleBAccordingtostatisticspublishedbytheBPI（BuyingPowerIndex）acoupleofmonthsago,digitalstreaming（流媒體）nowaccountsfor80percentofthemusicconsumptionintheUK.DespitetheincrediblegrowthofonlinestreamingplatformslikeiTunes,AppleMusicandTidaloverthepast15years,amoretraditionalmediumhasalsoseenareturnofinterestandsalesinthemusicindustry.In2020,almostoneinfiveofallalbumspurchasedintheUKisvinyl（黑膠唱片）,andithasonceagainbecomethemostpopularphysicalmusicalmedium.Withdigitalstreamingsoeasyandconvenient,whyaresomanypeopledrawntotraditionalrecords?Someexpertsclaimthatvinylisaphysicalmediumforexperiencingmusic,somethingtangible（有形的）toholdandown.Formostpeople,havingsomethingtangibleandinteractingwithitgivesdepthtotheexperienceofmusic.Listeningtoanalbumandtouchingitthewaytheartistintendedcanmakethemfeelmoreconnectedtothemusicandtheartist.Recordsarephysicalproductsthatcanbenotonlydisplayedbutalsogifted,shared,tradedandpasseddownthroughgenerations.Soundqualityisanotherhottopic.Alotofmusicloversfeelthattheanaloguesound（模擬聲音）vinyloffersissuperiortomoderndigitalaudio,particularlywithregardstothecompressedformatsstreamingplatformsuse.There’sacommonbeliefthatold-schoolanalogueaudiohasawarmer,fullersoundthandigitisedmusic.Forvinylfollowers,theverydefecttraditionalrecordersoftenhave,suchasthefamiliarcrackle（劈啪作響）whentherecordstarts,bringthemusictolifeinadifferentway.There'saritualisticaspecttovinylthatalotofpeoplearedrawnto,too.Theactofputtingarecordon—carefullyremovingtherecordfromthesleeve,placingitontherecordplayerandgentlydroppingtheneedleontherightgroove（凹槽）一isamoreassiduous（一絲不茍的）,mindfulwayofengagingwithmusic.Whenyou’relisteningtovinyl,youcan’ttapabuttonandgoaboutyourdaywhilethestreamingserviceprovideshoursofmusic.Youneedtostayclosetotherecordplayertomovetheneedleandfliptherecordover.It’sclearthatthevinylinterestiswellunderway,andvinylrecordsaretrulymakingacomeback.Inanincreasinglydigitalsociety,there’ssomethingtobesaidforanalogueexperiences.Perhapsoneofthegreatthingsaboutbeingaliveinthe21stcenturyisourabilitytohavethebestofbothworlds—thetimelessappealofphysicalrecordsalongsidetheeasyaccesstovastmusiclibrariesthatstreamingoffers.WhatarethestatisticspublishedbytheBPIusedtoshow?Anincreaseinmusicconsumption.Therecoveryofmusicindustry.Acomebackofaphysicalmedium.Theacceptanceofonlinestreaming.Accordingtosomeexperts,whydoesvinylinterestmanypeople?Itattractspeoplebyitsrealisticfeel.Itofferssimpleaccesstodifferentmusic.Itsharesanewwaytoenjoymusic.Itprovidespeoplewithperfectsoundeffect.Theunderlinedword“ritualistic”inPara.4meanssomething .Overlookedbysociety.Updatedveryfrequently.Performedaspartofaceremony.Keptforalongtimewithoutchanging.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefuturedevelopmentofmusicmedium?Traditionalrecordswillgetunderway.Theanalogueexperiencesmaymattermore.Vinylsaleswillboomwithtechnologicaladvance.Thereshouldbeagoodmixofoldandnew.CTheairisthinandwehavetorestseveraltimesontheshorehikefromcamp.Toourleft,snow-coveredmountainsdisappearintocloudsthatseemalmostcloseenoughtotouch.Ontheplaininfrontofus,wecanjustmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimals.Thisiswhywestayhere.TibetanantelopeslivemainlyontheplainsofTibet.Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I'mstruckbytheirbeauty.I'malsoremindedofthedangertheyarein.Theyarebeinghuntedillegallyfortheirvaluablefur.MyguideisZhaxi,avillagerfromChangtang.HeworksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve.ThereserveisasafeplacefortheanimalsandplantsofnorthwesternTibet.ToZhaxi,protectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.“We'renottryingtosavetheanimals,”hesays.“Actually,we'retryingtosaveourselves.”Inthe1980sand1990sthepopulationofTibetanantelopesdroppedbymorethan50percent.Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakemoney.Theirlivingplaceswerebecomingsmallerasnewroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.InordertosaveTibetanantelopes,theChinesegovernmentplacedthemundernationalprotection.Zhaxiandvolunteerswatchedovertheantelopesdayandnighttokeepthemsafefromattacks.Bridgesandgateswereaddedtolettheantelopesmoveeasilyandkeepthemsafefromcarsandtrains.Themeasureswereeffective.TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist.Thegovernment,however,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprogramsincethethreattotheTibetanantelopehasnotyetdisappeared.Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanwestopbeingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.WhatcanwelearnfromZhaxi'swordsinparagraph3?A.Protectingtheanimalscanmakemoney.C.Heisnotfondofprotectingtheanimals.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph4?WhyhuntershuntTibetanantelopes.C.Whyantelopes'numberdroppedgreatly.B.Protectingtheanimalsisprotectingourselves.D.Thereserveisonlysafeforwildanimals.Whyantelopes'livingplaceschanged.D.Whythe1980sandthe1990sareunusual.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“removed”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Deleted. B.Changed. C.Migrated. D.Recognized.WhatmightbethefutureconditionofTibetanantelopesaccordingtothelastparagraph?Theywillbeover-populated.Theywillbeathreattomanandotherwildlife.Theywillbeontheendangeredspecieslistagain.Theywillbeinharmonywithnatureandhumans.DJapan'sprimeministerencouragedthedecisiontobanviewers,evenfamilymembers,byissuingastateofemergencyorderinTokyoearlierthismonthinresponsetorisingCOVID-19casenumbers.Fromtheperspectiveofsportspsychologists,anOlympicswithoutfansisareal-lifescienceexperimentthatishelpingresearchersandclinicianstocombthroughthetrueimpactofacrowdoffansonitsplayers—andonviewersathome.Thestrangecircumstancesunderwhichthegamesareheldmayplaceunexpectedpressureonsomeathletes.OnTuesday,superstargymnastSimoneBilesdroppedoutofthewomen'steamevent,tellingteammatesandreportersshewasn'tintheright“headspace”tocompete.“It'sbeenreallystressfulthisOlympicGames.Therearealotofdifferentvariablesgoingintoit,”BilestoldtheWashingtonPost.The2020SummerOlympicsbearssimilaritiesanddifferencestoothermajorsportingeventswithoutviewers.TheEnglishPremierLeaguesupplemented（增加）gamebroadcastswithcrowdnoisefromthesoccervideogameFIFA20,mixedwithgameaudioinrealtime.ATaiwanesebaseballteamandGermansoccerteambeganpopulatingstandswithcardboardcutoutsoffans,andthetrendcaughtoninternationally.JameyHoule,theleadsportspsychologistforOhioStateUniversityAthleticsandaformerAl-Americangymnast,sayscompetitiveathletesaretrainedinvisualization—imaginingperformingacertainactionormotion,suchasdoingaroundoffbackhandspringingymnastics.Withoutmovingamuscle,playersusingvisualizationcansolidifyneural（神經(jīng)的）connectionsandactivatetheirmotorcortex（皮層）.Tovisualizemosteffectively,Houlesays,athletesworkingwithsportspsychologistswilltrytosimulateascloselyaspossibletheconditionsofactualgameplay.Emptystadiumsmaythushaveameasurableimpactonplayers'performance.Thisphenomenonisgroundedinapsychologicalconceptcalled“socialfacilitation”,referringtoachangeinaperson'sperformancethatoccurswhenothersarearoundcomparedtowhenapersonisalone.WhatcausedBilestodropoutofthewomen'steamevent?A.Thepoorphysicalcondition. B.Theabsenceoftheaudience.C.Thefiercelycompetitiveevent. D.Theinfluenceofcrowdsoffans.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?TheTaiwanesebaseballteamisasuccess.Thetendencymentionedispopularamongsomesportingevents.The2020SummerOlympicsisstricterinpreventingthepandemic.ThecrowdnoiseplaysaleadingroleintheEnglishPremierLeague.HowdoesHouleexplaintheimpactofemptystadiumsonplayers'performance?A.Bydoingaroundoffbackhandspring. B.Bysimulatingtheconditionsofactualgameplay.C.Byusingtheconceptcalledsocialfacilitation. D.Bychangingtheviewersofaplayer.Whatmessagedoestheauthormainlyconveyinthetext?A.Athletesshouldbetrainedinvisualization. B.AudienceshouldbeadmittedtotheOlympics.C.Socialfacilitationishelpfultosportingevents. D.Viewerspresentmayinfluenceplayers'performance.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Whetheryouareanewblogger,oronethathasbeenbloggingforawhile,youareprobablywonderinghowtomakethebestofyourblog. 16 Bydoingso,youcangetyourblogknown,promoteaproductandgettheresultsyouareexpecting.Hereareseveralwaystodothis.Thefirststepistomakesurethatyourblogisupdatedfrequently. 17 Thiswillmakeahugeimpactonyourblog.Continuepostingasyoushouldasthisissomethingthatwillkeepattractingyourreaderstoyourblog.___18___Havingyourownlookisahugeplusintheblogmarketingworld.YoucanhaveyourownlookbyjustusingHTML,andadjustingthecodetosuityourtaste.Youaregoingtoseethatthiswilltrulymakeadifferencewithyourblog.Trytogetathemethatisgoingtomatchthemarketthatyouarepromotinginyourblog.Doingsowillmakeitlookevenmoreprofessional.Somethingelsethatwillhelpyouwithyourblogmarketingisexchanginglinkswithauthorityblogsthatareinyoursamemarket. 19 TheauthoritysitesarelistedhighinGoogle'ssearchresults.However,justafewlinksarehardlyeverenoughtogetyourblogknown.Youwillneedtocontinuetoworkonyourblogandgetmorelinkstoitallofthetime. 20 Intheworldofblogs,mostblogownersarethankfulforalllinks,andarewillingtoreturnthefavor.Rememberthateffectiveblogmarketingrequirespersistenceandpatience.Justkeepworkingonit.Yourhardworkisgoingtopayoffandyouwillhegladthatyoudid.A.Makeyourblogdifferent.B.Themorethebetterinthiscase.Infact,thekeytothisistoblogeffectively.Meanwhile,heonguardagainstharmfullinks.Postinyourblogregularlyforthebestresults.Anotherimportantthingistomakeyourbloglooknice.Thisisanothergreatwaytogetthewordoutaboutyourblog.第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)Ilostmostofmyhairduetoadisease.Whenmygrandchildrenvisitedme,Iworemywig（假發(fā)）.Sinceitlooked 21 tomynaturalhair,thekidsweren'tawareofthe 22 .Allwentwelluntilmyfour-year-oldgranddaughter 23 walkedintomybedroomonemorning.Shesawa（n） 24 creatureandhergrandma'swigonthetable.Shescreamedin 25 .Mygrandson,whowasseven,hadheardaboutmydiseaseandtriedto 26 hissister,butshewastooupsettorecognizeme.Ifinallymadeherbelieveaftermuch 27 thatIwastrulyhergrandmother.Severalweeksaftermygrandchildrenretunedhome,asmall28arrivedinthemail.IfeltsurprisedbecauseIhadn't 29 anything.ThenIfoundmygrandson'snameandaddressintheupperleft-handcomer!Although 30 toreceivesomethingfromhim,Icouldn't 31 whyhewouldhavesentmeagift.Then,without 32 tobringitindoors,Itoretheparcel（包裹）open.Ireachedinsideand 33 ahandmadehat.WhenIplacedthis 34 onmyhead,Iletoutasatisfiedsigh.Itwasso 35 asifsomeoneweregivingmeawarmhug.Andthe 36 wasperfect:tightenoughtostayonmyhead,butlooseenoughto 37 comfortably.Later,Ilearnedthatmygrandsonhadbeentroubledduringhisvisit.Assoonashereturnedhome,he 38 severaldaysofplaytocreatesomethinghisgrandmother 39 .MyhairhasgrownbacknowandIdon'tneedtowearthathatanymore.However,this 40 presentisoneIwillalwaysvalue.21.A.familiarB.usefulC.necessaryD.similar22.A.diseaseB.difficultyC.differenceD.possibility23.A.finallyB.unexpectedlyC.formallyD.frequently24.A.hairlessB.lovelyC.littleD.expressionless25.A.excitementB.regretC.sadnessD.terror26.A.encourageB.calmC.observeD.protect27.A.explanationB.argumentC.thoughtD.discussion28.A.hatB.wigC.packageD.box29.A.borrowedB.orderedC.lostD.made30.A.surprisedB.nervousC.delightedD.fortunate31.A.rememberB.imagineC.describeD.believe32.A.waitingB.risingC.helpingD.agreeing33.A.putinB.passedonC.pickedoutD.pulledout34.A.containerB.creationC.parcelD.tool35.A.beautifulB.modernC.popularD.soft36.A.color1B.designC.modelD.size37.A.wearB.tieC.adjustD.take38.A.valuedB.recordedC.gaveupD.foundout39.A.neededB.askedC.missedD.appreciated40.A.expensiveB.freeC.naturalD.thoughtful第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Itisoftenachallengeforteacherstomakelearningappearfuntostudents.Iftraditionalmethodsoflearningcannotdraw 41. (student)attention,whynottryacreativemethod?Whataboutprovidingstudents___42.___opportunitiestoteacheachother?Whenchildrenareinchargeoftheirownlearningorthelearningofothers,they 43. (encourage)tolearnthematerialasthoroughlyaspossibleHowcanateacherprovideopportunitiesforhisstudentstoteacheachother?Maybetheteachercanassigneachstudentatopicandaskthemtoprepareforalessonon 44. topic.Oncetheyhavepreparedtheirownlesson.theycanpresentthematerial 45. (base)onthetopicinfrontoftheclass.Teacherscanalsohavestudentsworkinpairsorsmallgroups.Insteadof 46. (ask)forhelp,teacherscanactivelyencouragestudentstor